2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals softball team

2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals softball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	15–36 (5–13 Southland)
Head coach	Kimberly Dean (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Hunter Bunch Travis Owen
Home stadium	H-E-B Field
Seasons ←  2021 2023 →

2022 Southland Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
McNeese State  ‍†‍‡‍y	15	–	3		.833			40	–	21		.656
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍	14	–	4		.778			40	–	16		.714
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍	11	–	7		.611			25	–	27		.481
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍	10	–	8		.556			29	–	22		.569
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍	5	–	13		.278			15	–	36		.294
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍	4	–	13		.235			19	–	29		.396
Nicholls  ‍‍‍	4	–	14		.222			12	–	38		.240
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2022 [1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals softball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Cardinals played their home games at H-E-B Field and were led by first-year head coach Kimberly Dean. They were members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 4, 2022. Incarnate Word was picked to finish fifth in the Southland Conference with 84 votes. ^[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	McNeese State	132 (12)
2	Northwestern State	120 (2)
3	Southeastern Louisiana	113
4	Houston Baptist	102
5	Incarnate Word	84
6	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	82
7	Nicholls	81

Preseason All-Southland team

No players from Incarnate Word were chosen to the team

National Softball Signing Day

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Player	Position	Hometown	Previous Team
Dominique Guerra	Infielder/Utility	San Antonio, Texas	McCollum HS
Victoria Altamirano	Outfielder	Los Fresnos, Texas	Los Fresnos HS
Sammie Portillo	Pitcher	San Antonio, Texas	Sandra Day O'Connor HS

Personnel

2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals softball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Year Home town 1 OF Julia Cordon / — Fr 2 INF Maddison Guillen / 5 ft 3 in(1.6 m) Fr Pearland, Texas 3 INF Hannah De la Rosa / 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) Fr Pearland, Texas 5 C Bella Sanchez / 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) So San Antonio, Texas 10 P Madison Floyd / 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) So East Bernard, Texas 12 P Ashley Trapp / 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) Sr Columbus, Texas 13 P Annie Gunther / 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) So Sachse, Texas 15 INF Jazmine Torres / 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) So San Antonio, Texas 18 U Lauren Olivarri / 5 ft 4 in(1.63 m) Fr San Antonio, Texas 21 U Ryleigh Mata / 5 ft 3 in(1.6 m) Fr Santa Fe, Texas 22 U Abby Frank / 5 ft 3 in(1.6 m) So Spring, Texas 23 C Alicia Lopez / 5 ft 3 in(1.6 m) So La Porte, Texas 24 OF Teanna Lucio / 5 ft 3 in(1.6 m) Sr Taylor, Texas 25 OF Savannah Behabetz / 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Jr Littleton, Colorado 26 C Avalon Sanchez / 5 ft 3 in(1.6 m) Fr Austin, Texas 27 INF Leah Hayes / 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) Fr San Antonio, Texas 28 P Maddy Blake / 5 ft 3 in(1.6 m) So Santa Fe, Texas 31 P Natalie Myers / 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) So Pearland, Texas 34 OF Kendall McGary / 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) So Katy, Texas 44 OF Maddie Boldt / 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) So Round Rock, Texas 76 P Catarina Esteves / 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) Fr Austin, Texas 77 P Aalyiah Garcia / 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) Jr Angleton, Texas	Head coach Kimberly Dean (Southern Indiana) Assistant coach(es) Hunter Bunch (Montevallo) Travis Owen (Northern State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 28 June 2022

Schedule and results

Legend
	Incarnate Word win
	Incarnate Word loss
	Postponement/Cancellation
Bold	Incarnate Word team member

2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals softball game log
Regular season (15–34)
February (4–12) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record UIW Tournament Feb. 10 Cleveland State H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX L 3–4 Watts (1-0) Trapp (0-1) None 89 0–1 Feb. 11 Green Bay H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX W 9–4 Floyd (1-0) King (0-1) None 212 1–1 Feb. 12 Cleveland State H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX L 5–6 Holzopfel (1-0) Floyd (1-1) None 273 1–2 Feb. 12 Green Bay H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX W 4–2 Trapp (1-1) Baneck (1-1) Gunter (1) 273 2–2 Feb. 13 Prairie View A&M H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX W 19–65 Gunther (1-0) Rojas (0-1) None 228 3–2 Feb. 16 Green Bay H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX L 3–7 Gawlinski (2-0) Blake (0-1) None 112 3–3 Cardinal Invitational Feb. 18 Omaha H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX L 0–4 Nuismer (1-2) Trapp (1-2) None 126 3–4 Feb. 19 UMass H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX L 0–105 DiPasquale (2-2) Garcia (0-1) None 243 3–5 Feb. 19 Boise State H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX L 0–165 Caudill (5-0) Gunther (1-1) None 273 3–6 Feb. 20 Omaha H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX L 2–7 Hampton (2-2) Trapp (1-3) None 244 3–7 Feb. 20 UTSA H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX L 5–11 Seith (1-2) Gunther (1-2) None 303 3–8 Feb. 23 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX Game postponed GCU Tournament Feb. 25 vs. Pacific GCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 4–2 Myers (1-0) Strong (2-2) None 115 4–8 Feb. 25 at Grand Canyon GCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 1–9 Hambrick (5-1) Garcia (0-2) None 169 4–9 Feb. 26 vs. Colorado State GCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 6–11 Nannen (2-1) Trapp (1-4) None 150 4–10 Feb. 26 vs. Colgate GCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 3–4 Borruso (3-1) Garcia (0-3) Edwards (1) 169 4–11 Feb. 27 vs. Colorado State GCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZ L 0–18 Hornbuckle (1-3) Garcia (0-4) None 45 4–12
March (7–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Mar. 5 at UTEP Helen of Troy Softball Complex • El Paso, TX L 0–85 Alarcon (4-5) Myers (1-1) None 307 4–13 Mar. 5 at UTEP Helen of Troy Softball Complex • El Paso, TX W 8–7 Garcia (1-4) Collins (1-2) None 307 5–13 Mar. 6 at UTEP Helen of Troy Softball Complex • El Paso, TX L 8–10 Alarcon (5-5) Garcia (1-5) None 117 5–14 Mar. 8 at Abilene Christian Poly Wells Field • Abilene, TX W 3–1 Myers (2-1) Holman (4-6) None 36 6–14 Mar. 8 at Abilene Christian Poly Wells Field • Abilene, TX W 5–4 Trapp (2-4) White (5-5) Myers (1) 46 7–14 Mar. 15 UT Arlington H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX L 5–11 Adams (5-7) Gunther (1-3) None 101 7–15 Red Raider Classic Mar. 19 vs. Northern Colorado Rocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TX L 1–6 Golden (6-5) Myers (2-2) None 97 7–16 Mar. 19 at Texas Tech Rocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TX L 4–7 Kuehl (2-1) Myers (2-3) Hornback (1) 203 7–17 Mar. 20 vs. Northern Colorado Rocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TX L 9–10 Knox (1-0) Floyd (1-2) None 90 7–18 Mar. 20 at Texas Tech Rocky Johnson Field • Lubbock, TX L 1–2 Fritz (11-4) Garcia (1-6) None 176 7–19 Mar. 22 Texas Southern H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX W 4–3 Gunther (2-3) Rodriguez (1-1) None 227 8–19 Mar. 25 Nicholls H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX W 5–4 Myers (3-3) Lehman (3-7) None 123 9–19 1–0 Mar. 25 Nicholls H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX L 4–9 Lehman (4-7) Garcia (1-7) None 123 9–20 1–1 Mar. 26 Nicholls H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX W 9–16 Trapp (3-4) Turner (5-10) None 143 10–20 2–1 Mar. 29 at Baylor Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX W 6–4 Floyd (2-2) West (4-2) Trapp (1) 505 11–20
April (3–12) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Apr. 1 at Southeastern Louisiana North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 2–4 Comeaux (7-3) Trapp (3-5) Romano (1) 210 11–21 2–2 Apr. 1 at Southeastern Louisiana North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 1–9 Zumo (11-3) Floyd (2-3) None 318 11–22 2–3 Apr. 2 at Southeastern Louisiana North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 3–7 Zumo (12-3) Garcia (1-8) None 225 11–23 2–4 Apr. 5 at Texas A&M Davis Diamond • College Station, TX L 2–106 Uribe (5-2) Trapp (3-6) None 785 11–24 Apr. 8 Houston Baptist H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX L 0–3 Swanson (5-4) Floyd (2-4) None 106 11–25 2–5 Apr. 8 Houston Baptist H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX W 5–4 Trapp (4-6) Cotton (2-6) Gunther (2) 106 12–25 3–5 Apr. 9 Houston Baptist H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX L 4–7 Swanson (6-4) Gunther (2-4) None 117 12–26 3–6 Apr. 13 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX W 5–2 Garcia (2-8) Estell (3-8) None 267 13–26 Apr. 20 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 0–125 Mullins (17-11) Garcia (2-9) None 433 13–27 Apr. 22 at Northwestern State Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA L0–1 Hoover (10-5) Trapp (4-7) None 204 13–28 3–7 Apr. 22 at Northwestern State Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA L 3–5 Darr (9-3) Floyd (2-5) None 185 13–29 3–8 Apr. 23 at Northwestern State Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA L 0–2 Rhoden (6-3) Myers (3-4) None 209 13–30 3–9 Apr. 29 at McNeese State Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA L 0–95 Vallejo (13-7) Trapp (4-8) None ESPN+ 447 13–31 3–10 Apr. 29 at McNeese State Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA W 7–6 Trapp (5-8) Tate (10-9) Gunther (3) ESPN+ 447 14–31 4–10 Apr. 30 at McNeese State Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA L 0–8 Vallejo (14-7) Garcia (2-10) None ESPN+ 507 14–32 4–11
May (1–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record May 6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX L 2–4 Gilbert (8-8) Garcia (2-11) None 124 14–33 4–12 May 6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX L 1–6 Galvan (5-0) Floyd (2-6) None 202 14–34 4–13 May 7 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi H-E-B Field • San Antonio, TX W 3–2 Trapp (6-8) Smith (4-9) None 157 15–34 5–13
Post-Season (0–2)
Southland Tournament (0–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 10 vs. (4) Northwestern State (5) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 3–4 Hoover (11-7) Trapp (6-9) None ESPN+ 191 15–35 0–1 May 12 vs. (6) Houston Baptist (5) North Oak Park • Hammond, LA L 4–8 Swanson (9-7) Garcia (2-12) None ESPN+ 250 15–36 0–2

Schedule source: ^[4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

References

1. "2022 Softball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
2. "Cowgirls Voted to Top Spot in 2022 Softball Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
3. "UIW Softball Welcomes Three Signees for the 2022-23 Season". University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
4. "UIW Announces 2022 Softball Schedule, Season Tickets". University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2022.